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Source: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/saudi_arabia_to_lead_un_counter_terrorism_initiative.html
Saudi Arabia to Lead UN Counter Terrorism Initiative
(American Thinker) Brooke Goldstein and Zack Kousnetz - The UN Center for Counter Terrorism (UNCCT) was formed in September 2010 with the purpose of executing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, adopted by the General Assembly in 2006. In a move more befitting Alice in Wonderland than the UN, Saudi Arabia was named chair of the organization. WikiLeaks exposed a trove of diplomatic cables in which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote, "Saudi Arabia remains a critical financial support base for al-Qaeda, the Taliban, LeT, and other terrorist groups, including Hamas."